Justin Doesn't Care What You Think (And He's Not Sorry)

Justin Doesn't Care What You Think (And He's Not Sorry)

Justin managed to get away from his FutureSex/LoveTour long enough to do a photoshoot and interview for the April cover of Details Magazine. He looks dapper, as usual, in the pics, but inside the article it's clear that some of the pressures are starting to get to him. A far cry from the doe eyed boyband star, Justin voices his frustration about the Grammys, the media, and the pressures of being a pop idol. Here are highlights:

On the tabloids: "I despise what they do. They create soap operas out of people's lives. [Britney and I] had our thing, and it's over. They edit that stuff like MTV edits reality shows. It's a spin game, and I choose not to take part in it."

On being considered the New King of Pop: "I tried so hard to be an R&B artist [with first solo album Justified] and it was the pop album of the year, and I was like, 'Fuck. That's the last thing I wanted but I was like, 'So everyone considers me a pop artist? Well, fuck it. I'm going to do whatever I want to do."

On surviving the boy-band apocalypse and becoming a man: "I could give you a bunch of analogies about why I'm still around that would sound like hippie self-help bullshit. 'I saw an opportunity and I took it?' Fuck you. Sure, there's a lot of luck involved. But on some level I have to believe in my ability. And I'm not apologizing to anyone. I worked fucking hard to get here."

On being used by the Grammys for ratings: "I'm the nice guy who follows through on the things he commits to. But I don't know if I'll be going through that sort of thing again. I feel like the Grammys used me for ratings. And look at it-they were up 18 percent."

Usually we've got nothing but love for JT, but he sure does sound a bit cocky (not to mention crabby) here. He clearly works hard and his talents are more than worthy of the attention he gets, but where's the sweet Southern boy who takes his mom to awards shows? And ripping on the Grammys? Careful Justin - don't bite the hand that feeds you!

OK. I am not sure I understand why JT is being compared to Kanye West and Usher. Kanye West is a rapper. The horrible attitude he has serves him well (ever listen to the current rap? All about material wealth, mostly). Usher is a certified R&B singer who has become a fusion of crunk and R&B, where again, the funky attitude serves him well. JT is a pop singer without a hint of soul who used to be in a boy band. Working with Timbaland on nearly all your songs will not get you to R&B greatness. So, he does need to calm down a bit. The pop music genre is not a great place to be a jerk or gratuitously use the F-word. JT cannot even be compared to Robin Thicke. JT may sell more records, but RT has an awesome, soulful CD and he belongs beside "blue-eyed" soul singers, because he personifies that title.

Actually, according to most industry people, the reason the Grammy Awards were up 18% this year was the Police, not Timberlake. The inflation of the ratings was in the older demographic, the ones like me who have no use for Timberlake and his "oooh, I'm so bad" cocksure 'tude.

I ‘m willing to give Justin the benefit of the doubt. Everyone has a bad day when you are whiny and complaining about something. Justin should have postponed the interview for another time when he was in a better mood even if it meant giving up the magazine cover.

The Grammys used him for ratings? I get it, how dare an industry that's all about money and popularity ask artists to perform to make money and gain popularity.
What exactly did the think he was there for? Did he expect a "Thanks for showing up and doing what half the world wishes they could do" award?

i can see the whole "i dont wanna be a popstar" you have to remember he has been leaving under the burdensome label for so long. he is unbelievably talented but i think he just wants to do what he does best and not deal with the other bs
TEAM FLUTTER!!!!!

hmm. for some reason, i really don't like when guys throw "fuck" around alot. every once in awhile, sure. but i don't know. i find it hypocritical that he's saying "fuck fuck fuck" and then turns around and says "i'm the nice guy."

he thinks he has worked "fucking hard"? :ROTFL: that is actually pretty funny. i'm looking forward to that biting mr. timberlake in the ass. he has limited "talent" but will look fine in the center square "to win" bahahahaha!